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The death penalty is still used in Singapore and there is no sign that it will be abolished any time soon. The way it is carried out is vastly different from how the U.S. imposes it - there is little room for appeals, re-hearings and the granting of a pardon. Once sentenced, the inmate is hanged fairly quickly.
Reading Dead Man Walking (I haven't seen the movie), it's hard not to compare the situation Sister Helen describes with that in Singapore. One of Sister Helen's more persistent arguments i ...more
Reading Dead Man Walking (I haven't seen the movie), it's hard not to compare the situation Sister Helen describes with that in Singapore. One of Sister Helen's more persistent arguments i ...more
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